Jordyn Wieber

Imagine your daughter had a physical talent, a baffling, inimitable wildflower gift beyond your understanding. Suppose you entrusted her to the U.S. Olympic Committee to help explore that gift. In exchange, USOC officials demanded the rights to her commercial likeness, used her performances to make millions of dollars for themselves, and carelessly allowed her to be sexually preyed on. And then claimed any harm to her wasn't their responsibility.

They took credit for the gold medals that came from that body, but none of the blame for the scars left on it. How would you feel?

No one at the USOC seems to understand how their behavior looks to the rest of us. Should any parent...

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